City Approves Certified Technology Park Agreement
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
By Jennifer [email protected]
Warsaw City Council approved a certified technology park agreement between the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and the city during its meeting Monday.
Councilman Charlie Smith made the motion, seconded by Mike Klondaris.
Warsaw Redevelopment Commission also approved the technology park.
Warsaw City Planner Jeremy Skinner said the state approved the city for the technology park in July.
The purpose of the agreement is to enable the IEDC to designate a certified technology park.
The park is being looked at as the possible site of a new orthopedic research and education center.
Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. and the city has secured a letter of interest from Garmong Construction Services to develop the technology park to attract high tech activity to the area.
The area of the technology park is on U.S. 30 to the west side of the city that includes the Robinson Business Park, the new campus of Ivy Tech and the recently annexed 100 acres of property.
The parcel has fiber optic, water and sewer lines to the intersection of Silveus Lane and U.S. 30.
The business plan is a culmination of months of planning and development with state and local organizations, including the Indiana Economic Development Corp., OrthoWorx Inc., Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., Kosciusko County government, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Grace College and Ivy Tech.
Since the IEDC’s commitment to a technology park in July, KEDCO secured a commitment from Winona PVD Coatings LLC to invest more than $9 million to expand in the new industrial area of the proposed technology park and add 70 jobs by 2013.
Warsaw has agreed to provide $1 million for infrastructure for the park.
Ivy Tech has opened a new campus in the proposed technology park by investing more than $16 million in the project. Grace College has committed to supporting the technology park and business incubator with a significant level of in-kind support of facilities and costs.
The technology park will initially be in Warsaw under the direct administration of Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer.
The board of directors will be comprised of Warsaw Redevelopment Commission members President Charlie Smith, Vice President Rick Snodgrass and board members Tim Meyer, George Clemens and Jeff Johnson. Other members include redevelopment commission members George Clemens and Jeff Johnson.
Thallemer provided an update on the new city hall on Buffalo Street that he said is slated to open Dec. 17 and 18. Thallemer said all of the cabinets including the city council chamber desk has not come in yet.
Thallemer said the existing city hall on Market Street will be put up for sale.[[In-content Ad]]
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Warsaw City Council approved a certified technology park agreement between the Indiana Economic Development Corp. and the city during its meeting Monday.
Councilman Charlie Smith made the motion, seconded by Mike Klondaris.
Warsaw Redevelopment Commission also approved the technology park.
Warsaw City Planner Jeremy Skinner said the state approved the city for the technology park in July.
The purpose of the agreement is to enable the IEDC to designate a certified technology park.
The park is being looked at as the possible site of a new orthopedic research and education center.
Kosciusko Economic Development Corp. and the city has secured a letter of interest from Garmong Construction Services to develop the technology park to attract high tech activity to the area.
The area of the technology park is on U.S. 30 to the west side of the city that includes the Robinson Business Park, the new campus of Ivy Tech and the recently annexed 100 acres of property.
The parcel has fiber optic, water and sewer lines to the intersection of Silveus Lane and U.S. 30.
The business plan is a culmination of months of planning and development with state and local organizations, including the Indiana Economic Development Corp., OrthoWorx Inc., Kosciusko Economic Development Corp., Kosciusko County government, Warsaw, Winona Lake, Grace College and Ivy Tech.
Since the IEDC’s commitment to a technology park in July, KEDCO secured a commitment from Winona PVD Coatings LLC to invest more than $9 million to expand in the new industrial area of the proposed technology park and add 70 jobs by 2013.
Warsaw has agreed to provide $1 million for infrastructure for the park.
Ivy Tech has opened a new campus in the proposed technology park by investing more than $16 million in the project. Grace College has committed to supporting the technology park and business incubator with a significant level of in-kind support of facilities and costs.
The technology park will initially be in Warsaw under the direct administration of Warsaw Mayor Joe Thallemer.
The board of directors will be comprised of Warsaw Redevelopment Commission members President Charlie Smith, Vice President Rick Snodgrass and board members Tim Meyer, George Clemens and Jeff Johnson. Other members include redevelopment commission members George Clemens and Jeff Johnson.
Thallemer provided an update on the new city hall on Buffalo Street that he said is slated to open Dec. 17 and 18. Thallemer said all of the cabinets including the city council chamber desk has not come in yet.
Thallemer said the existing city hall on Market Street will be put up for sale.[[In-content Ad]]
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